by After a long series of leaks, it is eventually expected that Apple will announce its fourth generation iPhone SE later this week. The new baseline iPhone offers a few scoops for the SE line, such as an OLED display and Face ID, but it is also expected to be the first generation of Apple in-house 5G modem, made by TSMC.
This will be an important change for future iPhones, because Apple has traditionally been familiar with other chip manufacturers such as Intel and the most recent Qualcomm for its mobile fashion chips. According to a new report from South Korea, Apple’s first internal modem will not be aware of Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon X75.
The report indicates that Apple’s modem has no support for MMWAVE 5G and can offer fewer functions for the Carrier aggregation than the Qualcomm chip. As a result, the iPhone SE 4 probably offers lower upload and download speeds compared to the iPhone 16 series, with the Snapdragon X75 modem.
This development would not be surprising, because Apple will use its cheaper iPhone to test its first-gene self-developed modem. Previous rumors suggest that the first modem of Apple Dual SIM double standby and deep integration with Apple-designed head processors will support for improved efficiency.
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